diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 42c7ff8fc6c..f49e85254b6 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -4802,6 +4802,26 @@ namespace ts {
 
             const sourceFile = getValidSourceFile(fileName);
 
+            /// Triple slash reference comments
+            const comment = findReferenceInPosition(sourceFile.referencedFiles, position);
+            if (comment) {
+                const referenceFile = tryResolveScriptReference(program, sourceFile, comment);
+                if (referenceFile) {
+                    return [getDefinitionInfoForFileReference(comment.fileName, referenceFile.fileName)];
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            // Type reference directives
+            const typeReferenceDirective = findReferenceInPosition(sourceFile.typeReferenceDirectives, position);
+            if (typeReferenceDirective) {
+                const referenceFile = lookUp(program.getResolvedTypeReferenceDirectives(), typeReferenceDirective.fileName);
+                if (referenceFile && referenceFile.resolvedFileName) {
+                    return [getDefinitionInfoForFileReference(typeReferenceDirective.fileName, referenceFile.resolvedFileName)];
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
             const node = getTouchingPropertyName(sourceFile, position);
             if (node === sourceFile) {
                 return undefined;
@@ -4814,25 +4834,6 @@ namespace ts {
                 return label ? [createDefinitionInfo(label, ScriptElementKind.label, labelName, /*containerName*/ undefined)] : undefined;
             }
 
-            /// Triple slash reference comments
-            const comment = findReferenceInPosition(sourceFile.referencedFiles, position);
-            if (comment) {
-                const referenceFile = tryResolveScriptReference(program, sourceFile, comment);
-                if (referenceFile) {
-                    return [getDefinitionInfoForFileReference(comment.fileName, referenceFile.fileName)];
-                }
-                return undefined;
-            }
-            // Type reference directives
-            const typeReferenceDirective = findReferenceInPosition(sourceFile.typeReferenceDirectives, position);
-            if (typeReferenceDirective) {
-                const referenceFile = lookUp(program.getResolvedTypeReferenceDirectives(), typeReferenceDirective.fileName);
-                if (referenceFile && referenceFile.resolvedFileName) {
-                    return [getDefinitionInfoForFileReference(typeReferenceDirective.fileName, referenceFile.resolvedFileName)];
-                }
-                return undefined;
-            }
-
             const typeChecker = program.getTypeChecker();
             let symbol = typeChecker.getSymbolAtLocation(node);